Founded in 2004, Installatron has a history of industry-first innovations. Notably, Installatron Plugin was first to provide control panel independent application automation, first to support Microsoft Windows servers, first to offer application backup and restore, automatic upgrade, clone/duplicate and migration functionality, first to support multi-lingual applications and international domains, and first to offer an open application packaging SDK. Installatron Server was first to provide a comprehensive API and the ability to deploy applications over a standard FTP, NFS, or SSH layer.

Here's a brief history of Installatron's noteworthy milestones.

2018

October

More than 200 of only the best web applications are now supported by the Installatron platform, with the majority supporting the author's available language packs.

2017

February

Installatron Server introduces new security features including the ability to encrypt customer data and operate without any cached passwords or authentication keys.

Installatron Server improves scalability with the option to cluster multiple Installatron Server instances for high availability and increased capacity.

Installatron Server introduces support for Debian.

2014

April

Installatron Plugin 9.1 and Installatron Server 4.1 add support for creating and managing Application Templates, and the backup system is improved with the ability to restore backups to any location. WordPress-specific features are also enhanced with the addition of Single Sign On (SSO) support.

Installatron Server introduces a simplified installation process.

November

Installatron partners with Clef to bring two-factor authentication to WordPress.

2013

June

Installatron Plugin 9.0 adds support for remote and scheduled backups, new My Applications and My Backups views, and optional automated WordPress plugin updates. Application changelogs are also integrated to highlight changes between each version, spreading awareness of security-related changes.

170 top web applications are now included in the Installatron catalog with over half supporting all available language packs.

December

Installatron Server 4.0 improves system scalability by overhauling the underlying database architecture. FTP-layer compatibility is also improved with support for new FTP server configurations.

2012

January

Installatron Server 2.1 adds background processing support to all APIs and boosts FTP connection performance by an average factor of 5x.

95 of only the best web applications are now supported by the Installatron platform, with over half supporting all of the author's available language packs.

September

Installatron Plugin Distributors are introduced.

August

Installatron Remote 1.0 is launched to enable web applications to be installed and maintained over a regular FTP connection from Installatron.com.

Installatron Plugin 7.0 introduces a one click task workflow and overhauls the task system to execute tasks as background processes.

2010

October

Installatron Integration API 1.1 introduces all of the API improvements released in Installatron Plugin 6.1.

70 of only the best web applications are now supported by the Installatron platform. Applications that are no longer maintained by their authors begin to be replaced.

August

Installatron Plugin 6.1, drawing on business feedback surveys, introduces a refined application browsing workflow and full HTTP-API capable of performing any task. Support for the cPanel Enkompass and InterWorx control panels is also added.

2009

April

Installatron Plugin 6.0 introduces a simplified user-interface that utilizes a new wizard-based workflow for increased ease-of-use.

January

Installatron Integration API 1.0, an open API that enables any web hosting infrastructure to incorporate the Installatron platform, is introduced with support for application management over a regular FTP connection.

Installatron Plugin pricing was also re-calibrated to make the product more affordable for server providers with large numbers of servers.

2008

December

Installatron Plugin 5.2 introduces support for Microsoft Windows servers with the introduction of support for the Parallels Plesk Windows control panel.

September

Installatron Plugin 5.1 introduces a free version that is fully-featured but limited to use on a single domain.

January

Installatron Plugin 5.0 introduces application backup and restores. An AJAX user-interface and next-generation open application packaging format is also added.

2007

October

Installatron Plugin 5.0 beta testing is initiated. 5.0 is a complete code rewrite from the ground up incorporating everything learned over the years.

An Installatron Application Package Editor is deployed on Installatron.com, enabling application packages to be created using a simple GUI in the new 5.0+ format.

January

Installatron Plugin 3.4 introduces the ability to install and upgrade applications from the SSH command-line either in a human-friendly or API format.

2006

August

Installatron Plugin 3.3.1 introduces installing applications in different languages. 60 applications in total are now supported.

April

Installatron Plugin 3.3 introduces an open application packaging format. The ability to extend and modify application packages through an application customization system is also added.

2005

October

Installatron Plugin 3.2 introduces support for the Parallels Plesk Linux/FreeBSD control panel. 50 applications are now supported, and user-interface translations are available for 10 languages.

July

Installatron Plugin 3.0 introduces support for the cPanel/WHM control panel.

2004

November

Installatron Plugin 2.4 introduces a more robust application packaging system with support for upgrading applications. 40 applications are now supported, and user-interface translations are available for Dutch and Polish.

June

Installatron Plugin 2.0 introduces the ability to limit applications based on control panel package or username.

April

Installatron is founded and Installatron Plugin for the DirectAdmin control panel is released with support for just Invision Power Board, PHP-Nuke, and Coranto.

2003

November

Development begins on the concept that would later be named Installatron Plugin.